The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

B-2 in flight over the Mississippi River (St. Louis, Missouri) with the Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium in the background.Northrop Grumman B-2 adalah pesawat perang berteknologi stealth yang digunakan untuk mengembom. Dijalankan oleh Angkatan Perang Udara Amerika Serikat. Pesawat ini tidak mampu terbang cepat dan mudah dimusnahkan jika dilihat. Tipe Stealth bomber Produsen Northrop Corporation Northrop Grumman Pertama terbang 17 July 1989 Status Active service Pemakai United States Air Force Jumlah dibuat 21[1][2] Harga satuan $737 million sampai dengan $2.2 billion[3 General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 69 ft (21 m) Wingspan: 172 ft (52.4 m) Height: 17 ft (5.2 m) Wing area: 5,000 ft² (460 m²) Empty weight: 158,000 lb (71.7 t) Loaded weight: 336,500 lb (152.6 t) Max takeoff weight: 376,000 lb (171.0 t) Powerplant: 4× General Electric F118-GE-100 turbofans, 17,300 lbf (77 kN) each Performance Maximum speed: 410 knots (760 km/h, 470 mph) Range: 5,600 nm (10,400 km, 6,400 mi) Service ceiling 50,000 ft (15,000 m) Wing loading: 67.3 lb/ft² (329 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.205 Armament 2 internal bays for 50,000 lb (22,700 kg) of ordnance.[40] 80× 500 lb class bombs (Mk-82) mounted on Bomb Rack Assembly (BRA) 36× 750 lb CBU class bombs on BRA 16× 2000 lb class weapons (Mk-84, JDAM-84, JDAM-102) mounted on Rotary Launcher Assembly (RLA) 16× B61 or B83 nuclear weapons on RLA .